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POLICY of mass destruction. The invasion turned underlined, and stated the team that
Iraq into a battlefield for terrorists, so that accompanied the Iraqi prime minister on the
Iraq serious about rarely a day passed that a terrorist attack did visit to Iran was very significant.
It is rare for a country’s prime minister
not happen in Iraq. Amid bombings and
economic projects with Iran terror attacks by terror groups such as al- to bring so many officials with him. The
ministers of foreign affairs, energy, transport,
Qaeda and pro-Saddam groups, a new more
“Al- Kadhimi is seeking Iran’s satisfaction,” violent group that its kind that the world had housing, chief of the national security council,
says the head of the National Security emerged in 2014. It was called Daesh in its and the minister of finance accompanied
and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran’s acronym or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria al-Kadhimi on the visit, which demonstrates
Parliament. (ISIS). Iraq’s political will to improve economic
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Iran rushed to help Syria and Iraq in the relations with Iran.
held talks with senior Iranian officials fight against this unimaginably brutal group. The parliamentarian referred to some
including Parliament Speaker Mohamad However, Jalalzadeh said Qalibaf told the border and economic issues in the bilateral
Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday. Iraqi prime minister that the Iranian people meeting.
“The Iraqi Prime Minister was the first are asking why Iraq is not helping Iran at this “I hope this visit will be a prelude to the
political official since the Raisi administration time of illegal sanctions by the United States. promotion of Iran-Iraq relations during the
took office, which shows the depth of Iran- “The speaker of the Majlis addressed the Raisi administration.”
Iraq relations,” Vahid Jalalzadeh told Mehr on Iraqi prime minister and said the people In response to a question on whether
Monday. ask us that we helped Iraq and our youth the Iraqi prime minister had a message
He said that the Iraqi prime minister sacrificed their lives for the common security from Saudi Arabia for talks with, Jalalzadeh
traveled to the Islamic Republic to of the two countries, then why Iran and Iraq stressed, “Iraq has been the venue for talks
congratulate Raisi’s presidency and to pursue do not have defensible relations in economic between the Iranian and Saudi delegations
economic and political projects between Iran fields, and Iraq is not helping Iran in sanctions until today.”
and Iraq. time.” This case goes its own way, he said,
Al-Kadhimi stated that in his government “You are right,” al- Kadhimi stated in underscoring that the Islamic Republic seeks
he tried to implement the agreements signed response to the remarks of the Iranian to defuse tensions and establish good relations
between Iran and Iraq in political, economic speaker, the parliamentary committee chief with neighboring countries.
and security areas, and to gain the consent of said. “The experience of Afghanistan is before
the Islamic Republic, the MP noted. Al-Kadhimi noted that after the sanctions us. If we pave the way for foreign countries to
Jalalzadeh stated: “Al-Kadhimi, referring to of the 1990s, Iraq is continuing to receive the act in the region, no communication will be
the economic, political and security pressures currency it needs from U.S. federal banks, established between neighboring countries.”
on the Iraqi people in recent decades, and “we are facing sanctions in financial and The MP also said Iran was ready to have
emphasized that the Iraqi officials and nation banking matters that we could not get rid of, mutual and constructive relations with the
will not forget the efforts and struggles of the but we are trying to stand by the people and countries in the region.
Iranian people in supporting the Iraqi people.” the government of Iran.” “We hope that Saudi Arabia and
Iraq has been suffering since Saddam Jalalzadeh evaluated the trip as positive other countries of the Persian Gulf will
Hussein invaded Iran in September 1980 that and highlighted that if the two nations of Iran understand this concept and help establish
lasted until in 1988. After the war against Iran, and Iraq came together, many problems in the communication in a constructive and bilateral
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990. region would definitely be resolved. relationship that serves the interests of both
Iraq was put under the UN sanctions for “Iraq can take important steps in breaking countries.”
its capture of Kuwait. From 1991 to 2003, Iraq U.S. sanctions against Syria. In addition, One of the important principles of the
was just allowed to sell oil to import food and the Iraqi government can help the Lebanese foreign policy of the current administration,
medicine. people circumvent the sanctions.” as emphasized by the President and the
In 2003, the U.S. invaded Iraq under the The Islamic Republic seeks to develop Minister of Foreign Affairs, is the promotion
false pretext that Iraq was hiding weapons economic relations with Iraq, the MP of relations with neighboring countries,

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